The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 8.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
An easement order can be registered by the court free of charge with LINZ.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing him/her as trustee for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 11 People who own the land jointly.
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing him/her as trustee for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 11 People who own the land jointly.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
• An ahu whenua trust holds and manages the land on behalf of all the registered owners. • A whenua tōpū trust holds and manages the land for the use of hapū or iwi.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Relevant case law What the Court considers What you need to include in your application 3 māorilandcourt.co.nz You can submit your application several ways: Online – Pātaka Whenua Visit Pātaka Whenua through the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz You can apply as: • a registered user – where you can create, save, submit applications, pay fees, and track progress • a guest user – where you submit your applications without creating an acc...
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
You can submit your application several ways: Online – Pātaka Whenua Visit Pātaka Whenua through the Māori Land Court website, www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz You can apply as: • a registered user – where you can create, save, submit applications, pay fees, and track progress • a guest user – where you submit your applications without creating an account In person • bring your documents to your nearest Māori Land Court office Email or post • email or post your appli...
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
You can submit your application several ways: Online – Pātaka Whenua • Visit Pātaka Whenua through the Māori Land Court website, www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz • You can apply as: • a registered user – where you can create, save, submit applications, pay fees, and track progress • a guest user – where you submit your applications without creating an account • In person • bring your documents to your nearest Māori Land Court office • Email or post • email or post yo...
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
He Pou Herenga Tangata He Pou Herenga Whenua He Pou Whare Kōrero 150 years of the Māori Land Court He Pou Herenga Tangata He Pou Herenga Whenua He Pou Whare Kōrero 150 years of the Māori Land Court Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori Ministry of Justice | Te Tāhū o te Ture W …
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We have seen a reduction in applications being registered and a slowing down in processing. The transition phase has required the migration of many thousands of applications.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
